It was no secret to former Akron pass rusher Shawn Lemon that he would be facing long odds to make an NFL roster at the age of 27—the age he will be when the regular season starts—five years removed from the conclusion of his college career. Lemon finished off his playing days with the Zips […]
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Maryland and Oregon aren’t the only schools out there looking to wear the most audacious uniforms possible. Akron has been experimenting with bold black and gold looks for a few years now, and broke out a cool white helmet with a “Z” logo over the summer as well. Now, it looks like the Zips will have even more new helmets for the upcoming season. Former Akron lineman Vinnie...

Longtime college basketball coach Dan Peters passed away at age 60 in October after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Peters spent the final years of his life as the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Akron, and the Zips are honoring him with tonight’s second annual Purple Out for pancreatic cancer awareness.
Purple is the internationally recognized color of...

College football and basketball programming updates on SportsTime Ohio:
- SportsTime Ohio has added the Mount Union football playoff game against Washington & Jefferson (PA) to air same day delay on Saturday, November 29th at 11:00pm.
- Since the Akron Zips football game vs. Kent State Golden Flashes has been moved to this Friday, November 28th, the final Zips Football with Terry...

LeBron James’ Family Foundation is hosting an event, in which is will bring 2,500 kids and families to Akron’s game against Marshall on Saturday. To promote the event, the Foundation photoshopped the Cleveland Cavalier superstar into a Zips uniform, only furthering the famous “what if LeBron played football?” fantasy.
@UAkron & LJFF invited 2,500 #WFEKids & families...

On Saturday the Penn State Nittany Lions will play host to the Akron Zips.
Coverage of the game between Penn State and Akron will air on ABC or ESPN2 depending on your market with kickoff set at 12:00 pm ET from Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA.
The Odd: The Penn State Nittany Lions are 14.5 point favorites against the Akron Zips. The over/under for this contest is 51 total...

A few months ago, pictures of a new gold helmet for the Akron Zips leaked out online and generated a fair amount of buzz, especially for an Akron item. Now, thanks to Zips coach Terry Bowden, we know how Akron’s full black and gold uniform looks.
If you want to play like a champion you have to look like one! #GoZips pic.twitter.com/yif91ziyyS
— Terry Bowden (@TerryBowden)...

Akron Zips head coach Tommy Bowden revealed some new uniforms that the Zips will wear this upcoming season, complete with Gold Helmets. The number font looks pretty slick, it’s too bad we can’t see what logo is on the side of the helmet to better evaluate how it looks. Either way the gold chrome bucket […]
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Johnny Robinson. Via gozips.com.Three members of the Akron football team - freshman running back Bryan Green, senior safety Johnny Robinson, and senior cornerback Donte Williams - have been suspended following their arrests on Monday on felony charges of "aggravated riot."The incident which led to the arrests happened in April, at a McDonalds located near the University...

Nick Harney, a Cleveland native and major contributor to three very good University of Akron teams over the last three seasons, will play his final college basketball season at Fairmont State, a Div. II school in West Virginia.
The 6'8 Harney can play inside and out. He averaged 8.8 points and 3.4 rebounds over his Akron career, with his best season coming as the Zips won the MAC...

Flashy uniforms have become a trend in college football over the past few years and unfortunatley, we don't see it going anywhere any time soon.
While some teams have decided to forego tact in their uniform redesigns (see: Oregon), we find this one pretty cool. (Although in the right light, the helmets could blind you.)
According to a tweet sent out by former Akron offensive...

Things have been rough for the Akron football program lately. The Zips won a total of 3 games from 2010-2012, and while things looked better in 2013 (they almost beat Michigan!), they still finished below .500 at 5-7. Building up from the bottom of the MAC is difficult, but coaches are all about controlling the controllables. One major controllable? How awesome your uniforms look...

CLEVELAND -- For the first time in eight years, Akron will not play for the Mid-American Conference tournament title.
The Zips completely dominated the first 30 minutes of their Friday night MAC semifinal against top-seeded Western Michigan -- then completely crumbled over the next 15.
It took overtime for Western Michigan to finish the job -- a banked in 3-pointer from well beyond...

University of Akron forward Nick Harney has been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.
One of Akron's most gifted and most experienced players, the 6'8 Harney has been in and out of the Zips' starting lineup this season, averaging 8.9 points and 3.6 rebounds. Harney can score both inside and out and can play multiple spots for the Zips, who are at their best...

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